Cuppa Tea, Love?

Probably the biggest Agent Carter fan in NZ. Fic writer (at a glacial pace). Crafter, knitter, baker, cheesemaker. Theological lurker.

[cuppatealove]

Chronological masterlist of my fics

Agent Carter

Lifeline — 1x06, Daniel calls his father before making a difficult decision.

A Confidential Source — Between seasons 1 and 2, Peggy reflects on what went wrong between her and Daniel, and works through some of her struggles with an unexpected stranger.

Pool Parties & Popcorn — post-series, the agents (and assorted almost-agents) try to relax in the mansion, with mixed results.

Second Chances Come Around Once — Daniel and Peggy go for a swim.

The Night Watch — Companion fic to 'Second Chances'. A recovering Jack can't sleep.

In Transit — Peggy makes her transfer from New York to Los Angeles official.

Going Deeper — A sudden deadly infection puts Daniel's life and limb at risk

Long Distance — Following 'Going Deeper', Peggy keeps Daniel's family in the loop.

Somewhere Old, Someone New — While visiting post-war London, Peggy and her mother go shopping at Selfridge's.

Operation Thanksgiving — Daniel and Peggy gather their closest friends for a hush-hush mission of a personal nature. Multi-chapter, in progress.

Peggy's Thanks — Bonus scene for 'Operation Thanksgiving'.

Tatting — Peggy sorts through some childhood memories with her new husband.

Castle

Anchor Point — AU where Castle and Beckett are injured in a fire in the wake of the 3XK take-down. Multi-chapter, in progress.

Brighter Visions Beam Afar — It's Christmas 1984, and thirteen-year-old Rick Rodgers is not having a good day.

[noelledeltarune]

okay that was not my last straw but i have maybe 3 to 4 straws left at most so watch out.

[youngcreativenerdgoddess]

“I asked chat gpt” well I went to ask Amaury Guichon and he made the answer out of chocolate while smiling the entire time.

[cuppatealove]

IT'S OK I'M STILL HAVING A BETTER DAY THAN MY CHARACTER

[the-quasar-hero]

Assign an aspect of nature to prev

Waves at the beach

Rushing breeze through leaves

A crack of thunder

Flow of a river

The shine of a gem

Dancing embers of a flame

Torrential rain

Slow falling snow

An emerald sea of grass

Austere cliffside

A maze of roots

The endless oceans

Remaining time: 2 days 9 hours

[cuppatealove]

Tankard: "I could sell an arm, I don't need two of those. You could sell a leg, then we could literally say it cost an arm and a leg. And you're an expert in all that, anyway."

Me: "Yes, I can tell you exactly how to survive it in 1856."

[cuppatealove]

🏡

[horrifyingsludge]

ethos, pathos, logos, and d'artagnan

[reallyreallyreallytrying]

it must be crazy to be in a tv show and have all your actions mirrored and contrasted by the b-plot. like stop it

[boomer-mythology-destroyer]

[bhloomest]

[adultlikers]

[porksweats]

e me a mail

[fortooate]

make the attachment a pic of a snail

[jumpingjacktrash]

give me two gifs

of critters in clover

[nuclearcarrots]

then photoshop them on the CLIIIIIIIFFS OF DOVER

[laurasinele]

I still reference this post today. And yes, when I say I reference it I mean I sing it.

[bethanydelleman]

I've been reading some commentary about Jane Bennet in "Pride and Prejudice" – in order to write a decent rebuttal to a Facebook comment about her that I disagreed with – and I've found that there are quite a wide variety of opinions about her, ranging from "The moral backbone of the novel" to "A parody of the overly perfect heroines of other literature of the time." What do you think?

I think Jane Bennet is a complex character in her own way, but I don't think she's either the moral backbone or a parody.

Jane Bennet is a foil for her sister Elizabeth. I think they respond to their overly cynical and insulting father in opposite ways, Elizabeth joins along while Jane tries to think the best of people. Neither of them get it right, but Jane is the one who thinks they need more information, while Elizabeth relies on her first impressions. Both of them correct themselves and move closer to the centre: Jane is more clear-eyed when Caroline writes to her after her engagement and Elizabeth has learned how foolish she was about Darcy and Wickham. It's interesting that Wickham is a big factor for both of them, Jane refused to accept people in the world could be that bad, Elizabeth was taken in by him.

Instead of a parody of perfect heroines, I think Jane comes off as more of a tragedy of following expectations. Her modesty and good manners mean she does as unrealistically demanded by her society and doesn't betray how much she likes Bingley. Unfortunately, this is used against her as evidence that she doesn't love him. She does everything right and still loses.

As an addition, I've also seen some weird criticism that Jane Bennet's goodness is never shown in actions, but of course that is false. It's Jane to shoulders all of the care of Mrs. Bennet during the Lydia crisis. It's Jane who looks after her little cousins while Elizabeth vacations with the Gardiners. She is very Eldest Daughter and I think we can comfortably assume that she's constantly taking on these caring tasks when Mrs. Bennet is upset.

[princesssarisa]

Thank you for sharing these thoughts. Almost all of it is what I’ve felt myself.

Jane’s goodness not shown through actions?! That’s one complaint I’ve never read before! What nonsense! Jane lives a very constrained life that doesn’t leave much room for big actions, especially because she’s also a supporting character in a novel. She shows her goodness in the many small ways she can within the limits of her sphere.

[xiaq]

One of the best things about being a writer is thinking of something small you can add to your work that’s just. Devastating. Like you’re sitting there going. Oh. That would be diabolical. People would get really riled up about that. Exquisite. Let’s do it.

[sartorialadventure]

From the Daily Mirror, 1914. The curse of the moving waistline....

[52stations]

i've got the kind of eyebags that make people in movies say 'you look like hell, detective. go home.'

[storm-of-feathers]

tumblr is great bc its like a diary where I can take other peoples diary entries and glue them into my own diary